2000 Pontiac Bonneville: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 301 complaints
301
Total Complaints
65,000mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

46,000 25th Percentile
65,000 Median Mileage
96,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
47
STEERING
22
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
14
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
13
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
9
SUSPENSION
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
7
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
7

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
23
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP THE SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SLOW VEHICLE OR TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM GOING AROUND A CURB TOO FAST. CONTACTED DEALER AND M..."
"TRUNK LID FALLS ON PERSON'S HEAD, CAUSING INJURY. CAUSED BE WEAK SPRING DESIGN IN UP POSITION. *AK"
"BATTERY LOCATED IN THE BACK OF THE REAR SEAT HAS GONE BAD, AND CAUSING SULFURIC ACID FUMES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT, MAKING PASSENGERS ILL. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *ML"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28